Venezuela Quakes Expose Chavismo's Enduring Rot and US Hubris

A week after two earthquakes struck Venezuela, resulting in more than 2,000 deaths and counting, the courage and generosity of its people and the professionalism of international rescue teams have underscored the incompetence and callousness of the “Chavismo” that has hung over the country for more than a quarter century. That poses a problem for the Trump administration and its goal of exerting more influence in the critical South American country just six months after snatching its president,